Warley East (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1997}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
| name = Warley East
| type = Borough
| year = 1974
| abolished = 1997
| elects_howmany = One
| previous = Smethwick
| next = Warley
|region = England
|county = West Midlands
}}
Warley East was a parliamentary constituency in the borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of England.
It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Warley constituency.
The largest town in the constituency was Smethwick.
History
The constituency's only MP for its 23-year existence was the actor Andrew Faulds, previously Labour MP for the former constituency of Smethwick since 1966.
Boundaries
1974–1983: The County Borough of Warley wards of Abbey, Bearwood, Brandhall, Bristnall, Sandwell, Soho, Uplands, and Victoria.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Abbey, Bristnall, Old Warley, St Paul's, Smethwick, and Soho and Victoria.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{rayment-hc|w|1|date=March 2012}} | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Feb 1974 | Andrew Faulds | Labour |
| |1997
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Warley |
Elections
=Elections in the 1970s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=February 1974 general election: Warley East
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Faulds
|votes = 24,789
|percentage = 59.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Lewis-Smith
|votes = 17,209
|percentage = 40.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,571
|percentage = 18.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,998
|percentage = 73.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=October 1974 general election: Warley East
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Faulds
|votes = 21,065
|percentage = 54.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P Holliday
|votes = 12,888
|percentage = 33.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Rodney Smith
|votes = 4,664
|percentage = 12.08
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,177
|percentage = 21.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,617
|percentage = 67.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1979 general election: Warley East
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Faulds
|votes = 21,333
|percentage = 55.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = RK Jones
|votes = 16,236
|percentage = 41.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = J Worrall
|votes = 1,204
|percentage = 3.11
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,097
|percentage = 13.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,773
|percentage = 70.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=1983 general election: Warley East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Faulds
|votes = 18,036
|percentage = 45.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Whitby
|votes = 14,645
|percentage = 36.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Bryn Hamer
|votes = 6,697
|percentage = 16.91
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = HS Randhawa
|votes = 217
|percentage = 0.55
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,391
|percentage = 8.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,595
|percentage = 68.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1987 general election: Warley East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Faulds
|votes = 19,428
|percentage = 50.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Antoniou
|votes = 13,843
|percentage = 35.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan J. Jordan
|votes = 5,396
|percentage = 13.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,585
|percentage = 14.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,667
|percentage = 69.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=1992 general election: Warley East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=6 December 2010}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Faulds
|votes = 19,891
|percentage = 53.6
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Giles Marshall
|votes = 12,097
|percentage = 32.6
|change = −3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan R.A. Harrod
|votes = 4,547
|percentage = 12.3
|change = −1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = Alan T. Groucutt
|votes = 561
|percentage = 1.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,794
|percentage = 21.0
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,096
|percentage = 71.7
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
Notes and references
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997